Workforce We need a new generation of skilled public servants to keep us safe, respond to emergencies, design high-impact social programs and engage in cutting-edge research. But the federal government is currently failing to recruit and retain them. Our government is struggling for five main reasons: Its brand is badly damaged. The hiring process is long and complicated. The pay system is antiquated. Opportunities for young people are hidden and scarce. Federal employee engagement lags behind that of the private sector. We help the government address these talent gaps by advocating for policies that improve the hiring process, administering internship and fellowship programs that inspire young talent to public service, and helping agencies design and implement new recruitment and retention strategies. Collectively, this work helps fill the federal talent pipeline and remove the barriers to a career in public service. The federal government ranked last among 10 major economic sectors in the most recent American Customer Satisfaction Index. It takes government an average of roughly 101 days to bring new talent on board—more than double the time in the private sector. The federal government has used the same pay and classification system for more than 70 years. Just 4% of new hires are drawn from federal programs employing current students and recent graduates. According to 2023 data provided by Mercer, 77% of private sector employees would recommend their organization as a good place to work, while only 67.5% of federal employees would do so. GoGovernment Interested in working for the federal government? GoGovernment guides you through the federal application process from start to finish no matter your experience level. Offering practical tips on how to apply for and secure a federal job, the site outlines the various positions and specialty areas that match your skills and interests, provides information about federal pay and benefits, features testimonials from federal employees, and helps you navigate USAJOBS, the government’s central job board. Visit GoGovernment to take the first step in building your federal career. Please note that we do not post job announcements or accept applications. Visit Gogovernment.org Federal Hiring We create custom programs that meet specific hiring and recruiting needs, champion key legislative and regulatory reforms that open new doors to public service, develop internship and fellowship programs that expose students and other professionals to federal careers, and conduct research that diagnoses talent challenges and promotes widely applicable hiring strategies. Our work draws on our experiences working with multiple agencies and hundreds of leaders across the federal government. Find out more about our impact on college students by visiting our Public Service Roadshow page. Learn more Fellowship and Internship Programs Our fellowship, internship and talent exchange programs offer students and professionals working outside the public sector with valuable work experience in the federal government. Participants take on new professional responsibilities, benefit from leadership development opportunities and fill mission-critical roles in various federal agencies, developing the skills that enable career success and open new doors to government work. Learn more Learn about our impact Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings offer the most authoritative assessment of how federal public servants view their jobs and workplaces. Produced by the Partnership and Boston Consulting Group, the rankings provide employee perspectives on issues such as leadership, pay, work-life balance and more. Best Places to Work data enables leaders to measure employee engagement in their workforce and better manage our government’s most important asset—its public servants. Learn more Learn about our impact Blogs Thumbnail for Your rights as a federal employee: Due process, adverse actions and union representation Your rights as a federal employee: Due process, adverse actions and union representation The Partnership for Public Service launched a webinar series to address critical issues facing the civil service and answer frequently asked questions from federal employees as they navigate the challenges they currently face. The third installment of the series provided essential information on due process, adverse actions and other key issues. Partnership Vice President of Government Affairs… Thumbnail for Insights on deferred resignations, probationary periods, reductions in force and reassignments in the federal government Insights on deferred resignations, probationary periods, reductions in force and reassignments in the federal government The second webinar in the Partnership’s Federal Employee Explainer Series addresses federal employees’ questions about how recent presidential actions related to workforce restructuring might affect them, focusing on deferred resignations, probationary periods, reductions in force and reassignments. The webinar features Valerie Smith Boyd, director of the Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition® and guest Ronald Sanders,… Thumbnail for Understanding the latest executive orders impacting federal employees Understanding the latest executive orders impacting federal employees The Partnership for Public Service launched a webinar series to address critical issues facing the civil service and answer frequently asked questions from federal employees as they navigate change. Thumbnail for How to evolve federal performance management—and what’s possible right now How to evolve federal performance management—and what’s possible right now Thumbnail for Not too different: Almost one-half of Americans say people like them work in the federal government Not too different: Almost one-half of Americans say people like them work in the federal government The demographics of the 2 million civil servants who work in the federal workforce are fairly representative of the country as a whole. Emphasizing this fact may be one way to improve public views of the government. When asked directly, about half of Americans believe they are at least somewhat represented in the federal workforce. … News Partnership for Public Service statement on the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier after Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the director of national intelligence: “We congratulate Tulsi Gabbard on her confirmation as director of national intelligence. In her new role, the former congresswoman from… Partnership for Public Service statement on executive order calling for reductions in force and hiring limits The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to the President Donald Trump’s latest executive order calling on agencies to pursue large-scale reductions in force and institute limits on hiring after the current hiring freeze expires: “Today’s executive order is the kind of… Partnership for Public Service statement on the confirmation of OMB Director Russell Vought The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier after Russell Vought was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become director of the Office of Management and Budget. “The Office of Management and Budget plays a pivotal role in ensuring the effective implementation of programs and policies… Partnership for Public Service statement on the confirmation of Scott Turner as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier after Scott Turner was confirmed by the Senate to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: “We congratulate Scott Turner on his confirmation as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. We welcome… Partnership for Public Service statement on the confirmation of Attorney General Pam Bondi WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier on the confirmation of Pam Bondi as United States Attorney General. “We congratulate Pam Bondi on her confirmation as United States Attorney General and welcome her commitment to focus on keeping Americans safe and vigorously enforcing the…